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On Mon, Nov 12, 2001, John Gruber wrote:
> Command + left-arrow = beginning of line
> Command + right-arrow = end of line
>
> Option + left-arrow = one word left
> Option + right-arrow = one word right
>
> Combine Shift with any of the above to select text.
>
> When the insertion point is in the top line, up-arrow has nowhere
> else to go, so it takes you to the beginning of the first line.
> Likewise for the bottom line and down-arrow.
>
> These have been standards (both published in Apple's HIG and
> implemented in superior Mac software) for upwards of 10 years.
Thanks, that helps. I am new to Macs, and no Mac people have been
able to tell me this. But, it doesn't work in every app. The only
one I can think of at the moment is the AIM beta for OS X. None of
these work. They do nothing at all, in fact.
> Home and End do have standard meaning on the Mac, by the way -- they
> move the view to the top or bottom lines, without moving the
> insertion point.
Yeah, that was a bit confusing when I noticed that. :)
-Ken
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